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Helen Olson and Girls Rescue staff with Eleanor Roosevelt, ca. 1930
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DescriptionA black and white photograph showing a group of three women and four men standing with First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt; group is the staff of the YWCA's Girls Rescue; one of the women is Helen Olson; none in the group besides Roosevelt are identified; the group stands outside of a house or building and smile at the camera; handwritten on verso at bottom: "Miss Helen Olson, a Topekan, was Girl's Reserve director of the YWCA in New York City in the 1930's. Eleanor Roosevelt, center"
CreatorUnknownSubjectOlson, HelenRoosevelt, Eleanor (1884-1962)YWCATopeka (Kan.)Dateca. 1930FormatjpgIdentifierB Olson, Helen *1
CreatorUnknownSubjectOlson, HelenRoosevelt, Eleanor (1884-1962)YWCATopeka (Kan.)Dateca. 1930FormatjpgIdentifierB Olson, Helen *1Related
PlaceTopeka, KSVertical FileBIOGRAPHY-General-O
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LocationBiography - General & A-Z - O
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Unknown, Helen Olson and Girls Rescue staff with Eleanor Roosevelt, ca. 1930 (ca. 1930), [B Olson, Helen *1]. Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library Local History Collections, accessed 18/07/2026, https://localhistory.tscpl.org/nodes/view/7080